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Information taken directly from the Lansing Model Railroad Club's website on 1/21/2017: Early HistoryThe depot was built by the Grand Trunk Western Railway in 1890 to serve the small farming community of Millett, Michigan, which was located to about…

Silas E Millett (1818-1887) was born in Vermont in 1818. By 1845 S.E. Millett was living in Eaton Township. According to Eaton Bugle, "S. E. Millett & Co. have permanently established themselves in the village of Charlotte, Eaton Co., Mich., where…

Information below taken directly from the Waverly Community Schools Website on 1/20/2017:

In 1958 there was a landslide vote in the Delta-Waverly area opposed to the annexation with Lansing School District. The Waverly Community School District…

Lansing State Journal -
"Old Delta Mills Landmark, The Depot, Being Demolished"

The Delta Mills Depot was torn down in 1941. Pictures taken in 1932. Jack Wilson served as the last ticket agent and operator.

Bud Wilson (pictured in hat) with Jack Decan, Herb Decan and Ralph Decan.

The Lansing Mall opened July 31, 1969. The mall was mid-Michigan's first enclosed shopping center. It cost $18 million to build.

Delta Mills Bridge. Pictured from the North Bank of the Grand River. Original steel span structure constructed in the early 1890’s.